the question is, create value for who? and at what cost?
if the "stated" intentions of Blockstream is to create value for Bitcoin and not Blockstream, then they should restructure as a non-profit. or create SC's as a public service. b/c that's the other important point here: imo, Bitcoin has evolved to a point where it has become a public good. it is a form of Sound Money that cannot, in the slightest, be perceived to have any improprieties or self interested groups in control. that is, if we want nations and ppl of all strata to buy in. Blockstream for profit violates this.
Well you see this shows your clear lack of understanding about the proposition.
SC's are absolutely a public service. Blockstream do not have the monopoly of creating sidechains. Sidechains are lines of codes which, if implemented, creates an additional open source layer on top of which anyone can build anything.
oh brother. never mind the fact that by Blockstream changing the source code, all other competing entities like CP, Bitshares, Ethereum, and all altcoins get put at a competitive disadvantage. which is one of the stated objectives to begin with if you are paying attention.
you and several others have already stated in the course of arguments that Blockstream is a way for devs to get paid. and you said they would deserve to make millions off Blockstream as it would somehow bring along value to Bitcoin itself. i don't see it. it's a conflicted model with a false core assumption: that being that BTC units can be separated from its blockchain (MC) and still preserve the Sound Money function.